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CHEESEFLOWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cheeseflower mean?
• CHEESEFLOWER (noun)
The noun CHEESEFLOWER has 1 sense:
1. erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
Familiarity information: CHEESEFLOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
cheese; cheeseflower; high mallow; Malva sylvestris; tall mallow
Hypernyms ("cheeseflower" is a kind of...):
mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)
Holonyms ("cheeseflower" is a member of...):
genus Malva; Malva (herbs and subshrubs: mallows)
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